Scholarship Details
The Central Sector Scheme ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ was launched in 2008, after getting approval from CCEA, with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage. One lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students of class IX every year and their continuation / renewal in classes X to XII for study in State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme. The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000/- per annum from 1st April 2017 (earlier it was Rs. 6000/- per annum).
Award
NMMS Scholarship 2024 – Award
NMMS disburses a total of 100,000 scholarships every year at the rate of INR 12,000 per annum, i.e. INR 1,000 per month to the selected students. Under the National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship, the scholarship amount is paid by the State Bank of India (SBI) in one go.
Eligibility
The NMMS scholarship 2024 is open to students enrolled in class 8 as regular students in an Indian public, public-aided, or local body school. For the student to be eligible for NMMS, they must have received a minimum of 55% of the possible points in Class 8.
Documents Needed
Educational documents.
Aadhaar card.
Bank passbook.
Domicile certificate (if applicable)
Caste certificate (if applicable)
Income certificate (if applicable)
Bonafide certificate from school/institution (as applicable)
Provider
meritorious students of economically weaker sections
How To Apply
Keep ready the soft copies of the required documents.
Guidelines for Registration will appear. Scroll to the bottom.
Read carefully the undertaking. Accept the Terms. Click “Continue”.
Step 2: A Registration Form will appear. (The fields marked as * are compulsory)
Fill the details and click “Register”.
Your Application ID and password will be displayed.
The same will also be sent as an SMS on your registered mobile number.
Step 3: Go to https://scholarships.gov.in/fresh/newstdRegfrmInstruction
Click on “Login to Apply”. Enter your Application ID and password.
Type the Captcha and click “Login”.
On the next screen, provide the OTP received on your registered mobile number. You will be directed to the Password Reset screen.
Create a new password and confirm.
Click “Submit”. You will be directed to the “Applicant’s Dashboard”.
Step 4: On the left pane, click “Application Form”. The fields marked as * are compulsory. Fill the details and upload the documents.
You can either click on “Save as Draft” to complete the application later.
Else, click “Final Submit” to submit the application.
